Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Shocking moment ISIS militants take sledgehammers to Mosul tomb of Prophet Jonah

UK Daily Mail

Violent attack: An ISIS militant is filmed taking a sledgehammer to an Iraqi tombstone - smashing it to pieces
 
"One of the devastated tombstones belonged to the Prophet Jonah (Younis in Arabic) and was revered by Muslims and Christians alike, according to Iraqi authorities.
 
"The prophet, who is the central figure in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Jonah, is best known for being swallowed by a fish or a whale, depending on translation." ...
Destroyed: The photographs were posted on a website which frequently carries official statements from the Islamic State extremist group
 
... "The photographs of the destroyed churches and mosques that emerged last week were posted on a website which frequently carries official statements from ISIS.
"Some of them showed bulldozers plowing through walls, while others featured buildings being demolished by explosives in a cloud of smoke and rubble.
"Residents from both Mosul and Tal Afar confirmed the destruction of the sites, the Associated Press reported."
 

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